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Launch of the BIHS-FFCH Emerging Hypertension Leaders Summer School

Launch of the Emerging Hypertension Leaders Summer School

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14 Aug 2025

Call to action: British and Irish hypertension society position statement on blood pressure treatment thresholds and targets

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29 Jul 2025

Healthy food revolution to tackle obesity epidemic

New healthy food standard will see big businesses promoting healthier food and drink

  Read Press Release  “This new Healthy Food Standard is an important step forward in shifting the UK’s health system from one of treatment to one of prevention. As a society dedicated to preventing high blood pressure and cardiovascular... Read more

30 Jun 2025

Protecting 1 Billion Hearts

Call to Action

A global call to action to control high blood pressure. By expanding simple, effective, inexpensive treatment for the one billion people with uncontrolled hypertension globally, we can save tens of millions of lives. Uncontrolled blood pressure... Read more

5 Jun 2025

British and Irish Hypertension Society (BIHS) and The UK Kidney Association Join Forces for Prevention (UKKA)

British and Irish Hypertension Society and The UK Kidney Association Join Forces for Prevention This WorldHypertensionDay 17th May 2025, we’re proud to announce a strategic partnership between the BIHS and UKKA- uniting two expert communities in... Read more

19 May 2025